Comparison

IMBC vs Tabology Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IMBC

Get instant alerts for new craft beers from your favorite breweries. Discover what's currently pouring, find breweries on a map, and stay updated on festival events, talks, and music.

Highlights
  • New beer notifications
  • Beer shortlist
  • Current pour list
  • Brewery map
  • Festival event listings
  • Talks and music schedule
Features
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APP ATTACK: - Subscribe for NOTIFICATIONS when new beers from your favourite breweries become available. - SHORTLIST beers to keep track of your top picks. - Browse the beers that are currently pouring and FILTER to your tastes. - Survey the MAP to find where your favourite breweries are hanging out. - Peruse the FRINGE events on around Manchester during the festival. - View the TALKS and MUSIC on at the festival.

About

Tabology Live

Features
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With Tabology Live, you’re always in the loop. It gives you a complete view of all the day’s activity at your venues, which you can access from anywhere. It’s available to all operators using Tabology EPOS and management suite at their venue. Gain complete real-time visibility into how your venues are performing. - Snapshots of daily, weekly and monthly sales totals, along with all the days orders and tabs to help you stay in control - View any payment, order and tab in detail – no need to navigate through reports on the back office - Seamless multi-site access: connect all the venues in your group and switch between them in a couple of taps - Monitor profitability with itemised sales showing you gross profit, cost of sales and tax for every product - Track everything with confidence – for every transaction, you can check payment method, the device used, who took the payment, timestamps, voided items and more - Simply drag to refresh any screen and get the most up-to-date data on the go Setup is easy – just scan the QR code found in the settings of your Back Office and use your login details to connect your phone. Not using Tabology at your venue? Visit the Tabology website and see how our EPOS – built in a pub, not a boardroom – can help your venue thrive.

Screenshots

IMBC4 screens
Tabology Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tabology Live at every 6 weeks against IMBC's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMBC ships an update every 6 months, Tabology Live every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
IMBC versus Tabology Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMBCTabology Live
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB65 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPatrick CavanaghTabology Ltd

In-app purchases

None

IMBC

No in-app purchases

None

Tabology Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IMBC free?
IMBC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabology Live free?
Tabology Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IMBC or Tabology Live have ads?
Neither IMBC nor Tabology Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMBC or Tabology Live?
IMBC ships an update every 6 months, and Tabology Live every 6 weeks. Most recently, IMBC was updated on June 1, 2026 and Tabology Live on September 4, 2026.

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